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The Goalball Clubs World Cup recently took place Finland. Hywel Davies has been speaking to the RNC’s Women’s Goalball team to hear how they got on in the tournament.

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ParalympicsGB recently announced the Chef de Mission for the upcoming 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles. 

Hywel Davies has been speaking with Penny Briscoe CBE about the importance of her role and the work that’s already begun in the lead-up to the LA games.

Image description: Penny in conversation during the Paris Paralympics Games 2024. She's sitting down, hands moving animatedly as she talks. She's wearing a white sports shirt with "Great Britain" written across the front. Her short blonde bob is parted in the middle and you can see a podium with ParalympicsGB branding behind her.

A weekend of disability football is on the horizon as the finals of the ‘EE FA Disability Cup’ are coming to St George’s Park. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the upcoming Blind Football Final. 

For more information in the ‘EE FA Disability Cup’, visit the FA website - EE Disability FA Cup 2025

A weekend of disability football is on the horizon as the finals of the ‘EE FA Disability Cup’ are coming to St George’s Park. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the upcoming Visually Impaired final. 

For more information in the ‘EE FA Disability Cup’, visit the FA website - EE Disability FA Cup 2025

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Our Daivd Hogg finds out about a devices that can make watching live football much more accessible for blind and partially sighted fans…

On the 14th June Scottish Disability Sport (SDS), supported by The Motability Scheme, are hosting a national exhibition for people with a disability to find out what sports and physical activities they can get involved in.

There will be opportunities to meet new people, learn about schemes and organisations that can offer support, and educational opportunities for people without disabilities to learn about inclusive practise and ways to make society more accessible.

It’s taking place from 10 am to 4pm at the University of Stirling and Amelia spoke to Para swimmer and SDS Board Member, Laura Pilkington, and Visually impaired athlete and VI Ambassador, Samantha Gough, to learn more.

Learn more on the SDS website - National Exhibition Event 2025 -

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Following their performance at last year’s European Goalball Club Association (EGCA) Women's Champions League, the RNC’s Women’s Goalball team has been invited to one of the sport's biggest tournaments next week. Hywel Davies has been hearing about the team’s preparations for the Goalball Club World Cup.

You can find more information on the official website of the tournament - goalballworldcup2025.com

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Goalball UK and The English FA have joined forces in the search for new female talent. Hywel Davies has been finding out about the ‘Female Futures’ programme.

For more information on the programme, including how to take part - visit the Goalball UK website - Female Futures Programme – Goalball UK and The FA Para Football joint initiative! - Goalball UK

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ITV and Guinness helped to make this year’s coverage of the Men’s Six Nations rugby tournament more accessible than ever. Hywel Davies has been finding out what the reaction has been like from sports fans.

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